Raptors end skid vs. Heat

Posted: March 14, 2015

Kyle Lowry scored 19 points, DeMar DeRozan had 18, and the Toronto Raptors beat visiting Miami for the first time in more than five years, snapping a 16-game skid against the Heat with a 102-92 victory Friday night.

The Raptors' previous victory over Miami was a 111-103 home win on Jan. 27, 2010.

Irving scores 57

Kyrie Irving collected a career-high and NBA season-high 57 points and his fadeaway three sent the emotional game into overtime, where Cleveland rallied for a 128-125 road win over the defending NBA champion San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night.

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His 57 topped his own NBA-best 55-point game against Portland on Jan. 28. He scored nine points in the final minute of regulation to tie the game and added 11 more in overtime.